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By: The perqs of pinching pennies « Funny about Money

The perqs of pinching pennies « Funny about Money — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:11:49 +0000

[...] from $600 to almost $4,000. Even after I paid $670 to insulate the Investment House and $330 for the Talbot’s clothing frenzy, I still have around $3,000 in that savings [...]

By: Festival of Frugality - The Dough Roller

Festival of Frugality - The Dough Roller — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:02:16 +0000

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By: Listings in the Week of January 4th

Listings in the Week of January 4th — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:41:11 +0000

[...] Decluttered and recluttered at Funny about Money is a fun post about replacing a large part of her wardrobe. Note that I said replace, rather than add. The moral is that once you have enough stuff in your life, you should get rid of stuff as you get new. And in this case, Funny donated her used clothes, which is great! [...]

By: Counting My Pennies » First Festival of Frugality for 2009

Counting My Pennies » First Festival of Frugality for 2009 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:02:16 +0000

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By: Moments of Fame « Funny about Money

Moments of Fame « Funny about Money — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:37:48 +0000

[...] of Fame January 7, 2009 Doughroller kindly featured Funny’s squib on decluttering and recluttering at the top of this week’s Editor’s Picks for the 159th Festival of Frugality! That is [...]

By: Shoes « Funny about Money

Shoes « Funny about Money — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:29:38 +0000

[...] dispensed with the Clark’s Indigo slides in the late great decluttering adventure, tossing them in on top of the mountain of clothes that went to St. Vincent de Paul. Absent the [...]

By: Mary Rex

Mary Rex — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:53:59 +0000

I just recently did this same thing, including the Talbots sale… and ended up with a blouse that actually fits, even though I was dismayed that it was a size 16. I went home and promptly got rid of every thing that did not fit and filled a separate bin with all of my mending, instead of hanging those things back up. Now I will not grab something to wear and realize the hem is out.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:00:20 +0000

Great job! I try to ‘purge’ when I feel I’m starting to look frumpy. I also do a good try-on session and reorganize the closet as well. Does wonders!

By: Chance

Chance — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:09:13 +0000

Great post! I always try to spiff up when depressed as well (and Marshall’s is my catnip) — reminds me of the old SNL saying “Looking good is the same as feeling good”. True in my case. Don’t forget to get a receipt from St. Vincents when you donate the clothes. Most thrift stores won’t enumerate what you donate (they’ll write something like “3 bags women’s clothes” on the receipt) so *before* you go, list every item and its general condition something like: new, so good you think its new, good used condition, a rag, etc. Staple the receipt to your list. If you do this, the items in the good to new range can be deducted on taxes and you get more value for your used clothes. You can also deduct your mileage for driving to St. Vincents to donate the stuff. Disclaimer: I’m not a tax professional, you should check this tip with your tax professional.